The Center for Research Libraries' holdings of almost 5 million items
include monographs, newspapers, serials, archival materials in microform, and
microform sets. CRL also holds several significant collections for which records
do not appear in the catalogue.
As a member of the Center for Research Libraries, the University of Alberta Library System is able to offer its patrons extended interlibrary loan service from the entire CRL collection, including many items not available for loan from other institutions (e.g. newspapers). The loan period is 4 months, with the option to renew for as long as needed, subject to recall after 2 weeks if requested by another reader.